Was Dr Who Episode In Bad Taste?

The episode showed plane being shot down with a missile just a week after Russian jet tragedy.

16:57 09 November 2015

Dr Who was criticised for its last episode after it showed plane being shot down with a missile just a week after the Russian jet tragedy.

 

Previously, Clara was replaced by a doppelganger in the show and tried to bring down the plane carrying the Doctor and Osgood, which has now been shown in shocking re-cap scenes.

 

Fans were stunned and not impressed with the bad timing.  

 

One follower wrote: "@BBC maybe in light of recent events showing a plane being shot down in Doctor who was a bit insensitive?Or don't Russian lives matter?"

 

Another posted on the social media site: "#DoctorWho shooting down a plane? This could be the end of Doctor Who, bad scripts, insensitive, it's a shame but nail in the coffin."

 

One viewer wrote on Twitter: "How insensitive #bbc #doctorwho people died this week on a plane crash! Shocking."

 

A BBC Spokesperson said: "Part two of the Zygon Invasion saw a duplicate Clara use a bazooka in an attempt to kill The Doctor on a plane.

 

"The episode was clearly signposted as science fiction set in a fantasy world and no one died in the scene."